About

After receiving my Bachelor’s in Anthropology from the National University of La Plata (Argentina) in 2015, I continued my postgraduate studies in Spain, where I completed an MSc in Applied Anthropology, Health and Community Development at the University of Salamanca. I was awarded my PhD in Health and Development in the Tropics from the same institution in 2021. 

Much of my research has focused on Health Anthropology, particularly the illness experiences and related practices of marginalized populations, such as people from low socioeconomic status or racial/cultural minorities. Throughout my career, have worked in community settings evaluating the impact of social programmes, as well as in Hospitals and third-sector organisations conducting primary research on social determinants of health.

My current line of research focuses on the health-seeking behaviours and community aid practices of Latin American migrants settled in Europe. Besides assessing the impact of restrictive care access policies on their overall well-being and specific indicators, my work explores the importance of transnational health networks in distributing goods and knowledge for ailment care, as well as the maintenance of traditional Latin healing practices in European urban settings.

I joined Sheffield Hallam University in January 2022.

Teaching

Sheffield Institute of Social Sciences

College of Social Sciences and Arts

Subject area

Sociology, Public Health

Modules taught 

Power, Sex and the Body
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Health, Culture and Public Health Development Work
Dissertation (Postgraduate)

Research

• Social and Economic Research Institute

Find out more about my research.

Publications